Runaway

PhotographerCallie Giovanna

PrizeHonorable Mention

CompanyCallie Giovanna

City/CountryLos Angeles, United States

Photo DateDecember 2009

Entry Description

Carate, Costa Rica

About Photographer

Callie Giovanna, a native of Hawaii, is an acute observer of life. The nomadic lifestyle in her childhood and adolescence â€“ living in over twenty different homes before the age of twenty-one - instilled in her a love of travel. The constant stimulation from her change in environment lent itself to her incredibly sensitive and discerning eye. Callieâ€™s images are gentle, tender, and her point of view incredibly disarming. Her sensitivity to natural light and subtle nuances in body language make her photographs haunting and memorable. She is the omniscient viewer in the room â€“ always letting you in on a little secret and showing you the non-obvious perspective. There is a story to be told in each one of her photographs.
Callie attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as well as the Brooks Institute, developing her skills in both photography and digital imaging. From 2005-2010, she worked for portrait photographer, Norman Jean Roy, as his Senior Retoucher and Studio Manager. Currently, she owns her own post production company in addition to her many photographic projects. Her greatest photographic influences have been Steve McCurry, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, James Nachtwey, SebastiÃ£o Salgado, Irving, Penn, and Richard Avedon.
Callie lives and works in Los Angeles, California as a photojournalist and travel photographer. She always has a camera in her hands and shoots daily.